1996 Archive
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January 1996
features The 1996 Bum Steer Awards » The Public Hell of Bob Carreiro » Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s Willie Nelson » Hot Potatoes » Spoils Sports » For Posterity’s Sake » columns Poets and Pedestrians » [Behind the Lines]Smooth Operator » [Health]Drag.net » [Law]Virtual Vittles » [Food]Rush to Justice » [Profile]reporter Bugging Out » [Reporter]Drunk With Power » [Reporter]Not Playing Around » [Reporter]Long Shot » [Reporter]Walken Tall » [Programming]Domino Effect » [Homemade]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]Tyrannosaurus Ex » [Low Talk]Abra Moore » [Face]Powers Boothe » [The Ex Files]miscellany Good-bye to a Friend » [The Inside Story]State Fare » Water Grab » [State Secrets]food Beef Tenderloin in Ancho-Bourbon Sauce » Ancho-Bourbon Sauce » Ranch Potato Wedges » State Fare »
February 1996
features Texas Food Conquers the World! » Does DaRoyce Mosley Deserve to Die? » State of Mind » Oil and Water » Congressman Clueless » Texas, Paris » columns Shots in the Dark » [Behind the Lines]Power to the People » [Business]Little Boy Lost » [Music]Trailing the Field » [Sports]Steam Spirit » [Travel]reporter Cutthroat Island » [Reporter]Mondo Bondo » [Reporter]Star Gazing » [Reporter]Also-runs » [Reporter]Johnny Angel » [On Location]Hot Box » Barry Corbin » [The Ex Files]Unreal Estate » [Low Talk]Show Us Your Bits » [High Tex]Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson » [Face]miscellany Oil’s Well That Ends Well » [The Inside Story]State Fare » Poll Positions » [State Secrets]food Vietnamese Fish Tacos » Wild Mushroom Enchiladas » Cinnamon Roasted Chicken With Poblano Vinaigrette and Corn Pudding » Jalapeño Smoked Shrimp » State Fare »
March 1996
features Big Feud at Cadillac Ranch » Major Barbara » Where the Wild Things Are » The Jones Gang » Pen Pals » Canon Fever » The Horse Killers » columns The Mod Squad » [Art]Bookends » [Behind the Lines]Pale by Comparison » [Health]Walser Across Texas » [Music]Tough Nuts to Crack » [Texana]reporter Big Bend, R.I.P.? » [Reporter]Race Value » [Reporter]Mr. Clean » [Reporter]Slime Time! » [Reporter]Cyd Charisse » [The Ex Files]Steady Shawn » [In The Studio]Shoot a Basketball » [How To]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]Book ’Em! » [Low Talk]Colum McCann » [Face]miscellany Current Affair » [State Secrets]State Fare » food Shrimp, Lobster, and Crab Cheesecake » State Fare »
April 1996
features The Ultimate Hill Country Tour » The High Times of Gerry Goldstein » Buckle Up » Interview With The Vamp » Wafer Madness » Life After Oil » columns Not a Pretty Picture » [Art]The Fourth Tramp » [Behind the Lines]Cool Hand Lukas » [Film]The Cult of Keen » [Music]Habeas Corpus » [Travel]reporter The Far Right Stuff » [Reporter]War, Inc. » [Reporter]After Thoughts » [Reporter]Fed Up » [Reporter]Wild About Harry » [Going To Press]Death and Texas » [High Tex]Don Baylor » [The Ex Files]Renée Zellweger » [Face]A Winters Tale » [Low Talk]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]miscellany The Buckle Stops Here » [The Inside Story]Goat or Hero? » [Roar of the Crowd]State Fare » Right On » [State Secrets]food Fresh Beet, Radicchio, and Goat Cheese Salad » State Fare »
May 1996
features Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll » Holy Cacao! » The Great Texas Prison Mess » Her Three Sons » Signs of the Seers » columns Blow by Blow » [Behind the Lines]7th Heaven » [Business]To B or Not to B? » [Film]Riffs on Roy » [Music]Invisible Incas » [Travel]reporter Bombers Away » [Reporter]Team Player » [Reporter]Now Hear This » [Reporter]Cattle Call » [Reporter]Shrink-Rapt » [Programming]L. T. Felty » [R.I.P.]Mitch Pileggi » [The Ex Files]Arlo Eisenberg » [Face]Dial M for Molly. » [Low Talk]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]miscellany Sure Shot » [The Inside Story]State Fare » Taking Sides » [Roar of the Crowd]Fight Bakke » [State Secrets]food Plantain-Crusted Salmon With Black Bean-Mango Relish » Black Bean-Mango Relish » State Fare »
June 1996
features The Last Refuge » Truckin’ » Junior Achievement » The Lawsuit from Hell » The Big Chill-Out » columns The Tort Tax » [Behind the Lines]Merchant of Death » [Business]Up and Atom » [Cities]The Hole Story » [Music]The Rites of Swing » [Sports]reporter Lost in Space » [Reporter]Trash Talk » [Reporter]In the Red » [Reporter]Formidabull » [Reporter]Gov, American Style » [Low Talk]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]He Takes the Cake » [Homemade]The Art World » [Now Showing]Cheril Santini » [Face]Marcia Gay Harden » [The Ex Files]miscellany Swartz and All » [The Inside Story]Grander Tour » [Roar of the Crowd]State Fare » Beef Choice » [State Secrets]food Roasted Spring Chicken With Garden Vegetables » State Fare »
July 1996
features Blown Away » Riders on the Storm » Bone Dry » Poisoning Daddy » The Candy Man » Eerie Canal » Bread Winners » columns The Poop on Drypers » [Business]Hanging in Hemphill » [Cities]Rock Star » [Design]Where the Buys Are » [Travel]reporter No Contest » [Reporter]Belo the Belt » [Reporter]Eva, Diva » [Reporter]Beaming » [Reporter]Stone Phillips » [The Ex Files]Ball Player » [In The Studio]Her Little Secret » [Low Talk]Wende, Becky, and Kelly Parks » [Face]Proving Their Medal » [High Tex]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]miscellany Skip, a Beat » [The Inside Story]Jailhouse Crock » [Roar of the Crowd]State Fare » food Penne al Forno and Mixed Greens » State Fare »
August 1996
features His Time to Kill » The Sting » Perot and Con » To Dive For » Texas.100.best » columns Shooting on the Border » [Behind the Lines]Bad News, Baird’s » [Business]Spin Control » [Health]Magic Johnson » [Music]A Good Bet » [Travel]reporter Drinksmanship » [Reporter]Fishy » [Reporter]West Seller » [Reporter]Burnin’! » [Reporter]How to Ride a Wave » [How To]Nye Anxiety » [Going To Press]Stephen Stills » [The Ex Files]Grady Spears » [Face]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]Spiel Burg » [Low Talk]miscellany Tom Foolery » [State Secrets]Seeing Stars » [The Inside Story]Crying Wolf » [Roar of the Crowd]State Fare » food Grilled Marinated Shrimp » Red Bell Pepper Crostini » State Fare »
September 1996
features The Texas Twenty » Television • Chuck Norris » Music • Kirk Franklin » Literature • Mary Karr » Education • Charles Miller » Film • Al Reinert and William Broyles, Jr. » Media Circus • Michael Irvin » Religion • Kirbyjon Caldwell » Law • Cheryl Hopwood » Environment • Tony Amos » State Politics • Dan Morales » Art • Harriet and Harmon Kelley » Food • John Mackey » Cyberspace • Mike Godwin » Health • Gloria Feldt » Business • Richard Rainwater » Sports • Michael Johnson » Advertising • Lionel Sosa » Design • Anthony Mark Hankins » National Politics • Tom DeLay » Theater • Lou Diamond Phillips » columns Mesilla Real Soon » [Food]In God We Bust » [Religion]Needlemania » [Lifestyle]Mesilla Real Soon » [Travel]reporter A Whitman Sampler » [Reporter]Unfriendly Skies » [Reporter]Nerd Herd » [Reporter]Dig This » [Reporter]The Music Man » [Homemade]Ryan Shams » [Face]miscellany Gilt Trip » [The Inside Story]Darrell Royal » [Last Page]Take Cover » [Roar of the Crowd]State Fare » web exclusives Web Exclusive » food Honey Sesame Pork Tenderloin » Rosemary Mashed Potatoes » State Fare »
October 1996
features Home on the Range » ¡Bravo! » Cowboy Family Values » Death and the Matrons » The Kids Are Alright » A Shrimp Tale » Absolutely Farbulous » columns Tough Love Story » [Behind the Lines]Reality Bytes » [Business]State of the Reunion » [First Person]Funny Papers » [Media]Quick-Change Artist » [Music]Peri, Trouper » [Television]reporter Malled » [Reporter]Rainpower » [Reporter]Screen Gem » [Reporter]Dogfight » [Reporter]America’s Marketer » [Topic A]Next of Kinski » [On Location]Will Lee » [The Ex Files]Trey McIntyre » [Face]He’s Nude, Dude! » [Low Talk]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]miscellany Paul In The Family » [The Inside Story]Dale Evans » [Last Page]State Fare » [State Fare]food Grilled Lamb Loin With Mint Harissa » Couscous Salad » State Fare »
November 1996
features Our Best Schools » Reading Laura Bush » It Came From Outer Space » Thrill Killers » The Spin Doctor Is Out » Social Climbers » columns Dual in the Sun » [Art]Principals, Not Heels » [Behind the Lines]Beer Necessities » [Business]Golden Oldie » [Music]Affairs of State » [Politics]Gruene Peace » [Travel]reporter The New Fat Cats » [Reporter]Disunion » [Reporter]Shocking » [Reporter]Ring Class » [Reporter]California Scheming » [Topic A]Antsy Griffith » [In The Studio]Jimmy King » [Face]Sam Donaldson » [The Ex Files]Stella Houston » [Low Talk]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]miscellany Grand Parent » [The Inside Story]John Nance Garner » [Last Page]Cheers And Jeers » [Roar of the Crowd]State Fare » food Crunchy French Toast With Spiced Apples and Coffee Maple Syrup » State Fare »
December 1996
features The Killer Cadets » Border Bargains » Paw Prints » Still ZZ After All These Years » The Race of His Life » And That’s the Way It Was » columns The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover » [Law]He Writes the Songs » [Music]The Church on the Hill » [Behind the Lines]Shooting Blanks » [Politics]Viz Kids » [Film]Pace on Earth » [Business]reporter Familia Feud » [Reporter]Non-Issues » [Reporter]Mercy! » [Reporter]Sleepy Teepees » [Reporter]Sandy Duncan » [The Ex Files]King of Diamonds » [Going To Press]CD and Book Reviews » [Hot Box]Morris the Catch » [Low Talk]Burning Bush » [Topic A]Susan Graham » [Face]miscellany Running With the Big Dogs » [The Inside Story]The Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog » [Last Page]Land Values » [Roar of the Crowd]State Fare » food Braeburn Apple Sorbet With Walnut-Apple Flautas » State Fare »
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